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Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
Fri May 23, 2014, 05:28 PM May 2014

Evening Broadcast News Shows Completely Ignored GOP's Blocking Veterans Health Bills

Why am I not surprised? Why only John Stewart had any coverage of this Great Hypocrisy to a large audience?
The incredible deflection of the MSM is shining proof of their complicity with the GOP and with lies, better to deflect than to expose the treason of Tea Party, formerly known as Republican.

"Broadcast Evening News Shows Completely Ignored GOP's Blocking Veterans Health Legislation. Based on a LexisNexis search television transcripts from February 26 to 28, the veterans health bill was not covered by ABC World News, NBC Nightly News, or CBS Evening News. [5/23/14, via LexisNexis]"

"New York Times And Wall Street Journal Did Not Cover Senate Republicans' Successful Attempt To Kill Veterans Bill. Based on a LexisNexis search of news articles from February 26 to 28, neither the New York Times nor the Wall Street Journal reported on Senate Republicans' obstruction of the legislation that would have allowed the VA to open 27 new health facilities. [5/23/14, via LexisNexis]".

http://mediamatters.org/research/2014/05/23/flashback-mainstream-media-largely-ignored-gops/199451

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Evening Broadcast News Shows Completely Ignored GOP's Blocking Veterans Health Bills (Original Post) Fred Sanders May 2014 OP
Why do we have to depend on comedians for the truth in the news? Rex May 2014 #1
ABC and Karl advancing Issa lies repeatedly, just for starters lately, and 60 Fred Sanders May 2014 #2
They are gearing up to help the GOP win in the mid term elections. Rex May 2014 #3
Of Course they DID! Cha May 2014 #4
the media's job is not to inform. it used to be, but not anymore. spanone May 2014 #5
 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
1. Why do we have to depend on comedians for the truth in the news?
Fri May 23, 2014, 05:30 PM
May 2014

Because CNN/Foxnews/ABC are all one big JOKE.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
2. ABC and Karl advancing Issa lies repeatedly, just for starters lately, and 60
Fri May 23, 2014, 05:34 PM
May 2014

Minutes and so much more.

The MSM is once again the enemy, just as in the preamble to the fake Iraq war.
Again, they are at the same phase of a massive treason of truth.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
3. They are gearing up to help the GOP win in the mid term elections.
Fri May 23, 2014, 05:38 PM
May 2014

I agree, just like the buildup to our invasion of Iraq. Shameless people, doing and saying shameful things for tons of money. I guess it was only a matter of time before the 'news apparatus' sold out to Big Biz.

spanone

(135,791 posts)
5. the media's job is not to inform. it used to be, but not anymore.
Fri May 23, 2014, 06:48 PM
May 2014

it's a political tool. we are fucked. without a fair media a democracy cannot exist.

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